The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-14
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
THE rARnEns OF DAKOTA.
Important Action Taken by the Alliance on Reln.
tions to Railroads and Elevators.

~ASAsS
At the last days session OF the Farmers
alliance, resolutions were adopted on the
death OF Gen. Free; recommending the for
nation OF an alliance insurance company,
and on free markets. The report on the
latter, which is to be engrafted on the con-
stitution, is as follows:
Your committee to whom was referred
the subject OF free marketing OF grain re.
port that this alliance, having already de-
cded to urge the passage OF u law permit
ting the erection and maintenance OF fat
warehouses as we'll as elevators at the sew.
eral railroad stations or market places
within the territory, the formation OF the
necessary bill or amendment properly be.
longs to the legislative committee. Weheart.
lily approve OF the recommendation OF the
president OF this alliance and OF the ra ilroad
commissioner in the matter OF making what
is known as elevator receipts negotiable, and
recommend that the legislative committee
be instructed to memorialize the legislature
on the subject. Your committee recon-.
mends that the legislative committee rec
ommend the passage OF n law requiring the
grading OF all grain received ut public ware.
houses or elevators, said grading or in.
spection to correspond with that adopted
by the railroad and warehouse commission
OF Minnesota, in order that the proposed
negotiable receipts may bear the same
to be sold. We do not approve OF the
resolution requiring inspection and
weights at the several market places
in the territory. the first requiring
too much machinery to successfully carry
out, as well as for the reason that our pro.
ducts are marketed outside the territory
and amenable to other state regulations;
and as to thelatter-i. e., weights-therc is
| already n statutory provision that il en-
forced would secure the desired result In
the opinion of this committee, in order to
secure u free market the farmers OF Dak ota
must be practically independent OF rail
ways and elevators, securing from the for
| ner the same accommodation and rates
| as are given to elevators, growing their
crops themselves, thereby saving carrying
| charges on grain by and for which ee
vators are built and maintained, and con.
trolling in measure the visible supply, u
| on which markets are based or manipu-
lated and securing at all times the best re
ward for his labor and capital.
| In the afternoon President McLouth
presented the claims OF Brookings college
A resolution was adopted recommendin.
Railroad commissioner William NJ. Evans
port showed S1,214.9S receipts and 81,
213.16 expenditures. The election OF Off
GERS resulted as follows:
| President, H. L. Loucks, Deuel. county
vice presidents, X. B. Fancher, Stutsman
l. w. Hardin, Aurora; secretary, C. A
Sodeberg, Minnehaha; treasurer, j. d
Scott, Grant; lecturer, A. D. Chase, Cod
ington.
1t was voted to send President Louck.
to Bismarck during the legislative session
| to present a strong memorial from the al
| lance to that body. The following officer.
were elected for the Alliance Hail Insurance
company:
President, A. Wardnll, Grant county
vice president II. w. Slith, Minnehaha
secretary, S. D. Cooley, Grant; treasurer
z. ID. Scott, Grant.
The alliance adjourned ut 10 at night tt
meet next year at Huron.